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Setting up the IBM MQ Explorer

This section outlines the steps you need to take to set up the IBM® MQ Explorer.

Prerequisite software and definitions
Security
Showing and hiding queue managers and clusters
Cluster membership
Data conversion

Prerequisite software and definitions
Ensure that you satisfy the following requirements before trying to use the MQ Explorer.
Security
If you are using IBM MQ in an environment where it is important for you to control user access to particular objects, you might need to consider the security aspects of using the IBM MQ Explorer.
Showing and hiding queue managers and clusters
The MQ Explorer can display more than one queue manager at a time. From the Show/Hide Queue Manager panel (selectable from the menu for the Queue Managers tree node), you can choose whether you display information about another (remote) machine. Local queue managers are detected automatically.
Cluster membership
IBM MQ Explorer requires information about queue managers that are members of a cluster.
Data conversion
The IBM MQ Explorer works in CCSID 1208 (UTF-8). This enables the IBM MQ Explorer to display the data from remote queue managers correctly. Whether connecting to a queue manager directly, or by using an intermediate queue manager, the IBM MQ Explorer requires all incoming messages to be converted to CCSID 1208 (UTF-8).

Parent topic: Administration using the MQ Explorer